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"We'll find out the reason and see that such kind of things are avoided in the future" is not exactly a reassuring quote from the head of India's Power Grid Cor

• pavel_lishin 14y ago
  What would you like him to say, given that he probably does not know the reason at this time?
  • cpleppert 14y ago
    "I do not have all the answers as to how the failure occurred but I do know that we cannot simply band-aid over what ever problem is found. The root of the problem is not what part of the system failed today but the system itself. " "Instead of delivering essential services to expand business and strengthen the private sector we have unfortunately created a power delivery system that favors only the constituencies of the political parties in our states. Power regulations are fragmented and compliance is difficult. We must urgently pursue reform in the same way that we reformed the license raj back in 1994. We must not let this crises be an excuse for inaction. The people of India deserve more. We must tap into foreign investment and our politicians must not fear change and reform."
    • pavel_lishin 14y ago
      Oh, so instead of a factual engineering update, you want to see him play politics. Gotcha.
  • Kaedon 14y ago
    "Here's what caused the issue and here's our plan to fix it."